Transnational Perspectives on the New Left (wave) Violence

Abstract

There is growing consensus within the academic community about the importance of analyzing the transnational dynamics of political violence. In this sense, the study of the revolutionary wave of the New Left (from the Sixties to the Eighties of the twentieth century) can provide useful clues to understand these transnational dynamics. Based on this premise, we seek papers that explore the links between revolutionary organizations within the New Left wave. We are particularly interested on in studying the processes of diffusion of ideas and repertoires of action within and between continents. Also, we look for papers with an emphasis on relationships of support and solidarity between organizations as well as in the role of allied governments who provided training, logistics or financing to the revolutionary groups of this period. Finally, we are also interested on comparative works exploring processes of radicalization, radical milieus and internal dynamics of armed organizations within this wave.